Monday, December 09, 2013

"What Child Is This?"

"This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." (Luke 2: 12)

What child is this who laid to rest, on Mary's lap is sleeping?

This
child was a sign. In the Greek, that word meant that He was the
finger-mark of God. He was Savior, Christ and Lord all in one verse
(v.11). He shone with the radiance of the Father's glory and was the
exact representation of His being. (Heb. 1: 3)

This child was born in Bethlehem and laid in a manger, not in a palace as would have been befitting a King.

His little eyes would one day weep over Jerusalem and her sins. They would cry over the death of a friend.

His
little hands would one day touch the blind and they would see. They
would touch ears and they would hear. Those hands would cleanse the
leper and drive out the fiercest demon. When His hand would raise,
storms would still and winds would lose their breath.

His
cry would turn into a voice that would stop hurricanes with a single
"Hush." His voice would comfort an adulteress. Speak with love to a
sin-full woman. Laugh out loud when the lame started dancing. Call men
to follow Him. Teach multitudes. Pray to His Heavenly Father. Cry out in
unimaginable pain nailed to a Roman cross.

His
heart would be filled with compassion for the hurting, the poor, the
abused, and the down-trodden. A heart that bursts with everlasting,
unconditional, out of this world, love for you and me to this very day.

Those
little feet would one day walk the dusty roads of Galilee, searching
for anyone who would dare to listen to His words. They would be anointed
with perfume from a broken woman's alabaster box. One day those feet
would walk the road to Calvary.

It
was written about Him in the ancient Hebrew scroll. "Unto us a child is
born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on His
shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." (Isaiah 9: 6)

He
was anointed to preach good news to the poor. He was sent to bind up
your broken heart, and proclaim freedom for whatever has you captive. If
your world is dark today, He came to give you blessed release. (Isaiah
61: 1) He came to turn your ashes into beauty, your mourning into
gladness, and array you richly in a garment of praise, to replace that
spirit of heaviness you've been wearing for so long. (Isaiah 61: 3)

What child is this?

He
is the one who read those very words on that scroll in the synagogue
one Sabbath evening, and sat down saying, "Today this scripture is
fulfilled in your hearing."

What child is this?

"Then
I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with
writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals. And I saw a mighty
angel proclaiming in a loud voice, "Who is worthy to break the seals and
open the scroll?" But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth
could open the scroll or even look inside it. I wept and wept because no
one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. Then
one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe
of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the
scroll and its seven seals."

Then
I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center
of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders.
The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of
God sent out into all the earth. He went and took the scroll from the
right hand of him who sat on the throne. And when he had taken it, the
four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the
Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of
incense, which are the prayers of God's people. And they sang a new
song, saying:

"You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation. You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth."

Then
I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon
thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the
throne and the living creatures and the elders. In a loud voice they
were saying:

"Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!"

Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying:

"To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!"

The four living creatures said, "Amen," and the elders fell down and worshiped." (Revelation 5)

What
child is this? He is The Christ, the Son of the Living God. The child
who began His life in a wooden manger and exchanged it for a wooden
cross. The child who began His life in a stable and exchanged it for a
throne.

This is Jesus the One and Only!

Wishing
you a blessed and exceedingly Merry Christmas from our house to yours!
May you know His abundant love, mercy, and grace. May you make it your
life's passion to seek Him with all that is within you, worship Him with
every fiber of your being, believe Him always, and to chase hard after
Him until you see Him face to face.

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About Me

Donna Schultz served God for many years in the area of outreach to the poor and homeless on the east side of Detroit, Michigan.
God has placed a call on Donna’s life to teach the Word of God in a practical way that can be easily put into practice in our daily lives.
Donna has an inspiring testimony of how the power of God can transform a person’s life. Having been raised in a dysfunctional home, and being a victim of verbal and emotional abuse, she has suffered the damaging effects of rejection, low self-esteem, self-destructive behavior and sin. Donna is able to relate to the problems that others face. Using the Word of God as the only guide, she teaches how the power of God, inherent in His Word, can make us all overcomers.
Donna is the author of a devotional blog called “Tuesdays with Jesus” which is being used in Bible studies and for personal use all over the US. Donna and her husband, Chuck, were married for twenty three years. Her husband passed away from cancer in January, 2015. They have six children and are the proud grandparents of Ashton, Brooklyn, Mason, Logan, Evie Grace, Isla, Charlotte, and Noah, who lives in Heaven with Jesus.